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Teenage Jesus
05:06
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Teenage Jesus didn't want his mother to feel bad
So he worked with Joseph even though he wasn't his real dad
And there in that woodshop he learned his first obedience
And so I follow even though this does not make sense
Does not make sense
In the adult section eleven years old at the library
Books with no pictures stories I was not supposed to read
Turning the pages under the table with trembling hands
Wisdom of ages all I wanted was to understand
Sitting in the bathroom sitting in the bathtub staring at the sink
Counting the droplets hitting the basin so I don't overthink
Mental illness no I don't like labels I'm just feeling sad
Teenage Jesus I'm a dutiful son please don't let me feel bad
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Ocean Keeps On Asking
03:50
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I have a friend who waited ten years to tell his mother he got tattoos
He and his father haven't spoken since the day he got his ears pierced when he was twenty two
His girl up and left him once she realized she'd come too late to break his heart Ain't it funny how the people that you love always end up tearing you apart
And the river keeps on giving
And the ocean keeps on taking
And the water keeps on tumbling down but the ocean keeps on asking for more
My neighbor is an older man he's been diagnosed with a terminal heart disease
He lives with his grown up daughter who pretends her big house would be lonely without his company
Every morning he gets up takes his medication then he hides the box of pills
Not wanting her to worry too senile to remember shes the one who gets his prescription filled
And the river keeps on giving
And the ocean keeps on taking
And the water keeps on tumbling down but the ocean keeps on asking for more Today's the kind of day I usually go to the music store by myself
Spend the whole day playing some guitar i could not afford to own
But all the failed musicians who work here so they dont have to cover up their tattoos They're staring at me funny I guess I'll go back home
I haven't seen you since the party but I've been thinking about what you said
I ran into those friends of yours at the coffeeshop and it was awkward til I left
Looking back on this whole episode we were destined to fail right from the start A and ain't it funny how the people that we love always end up tearing us apart
And the river keeps on giving
And the ocean keeps on taking
And the water keeps on tumbling down but the ocean keeps on asking for more
And the river keeps on giving
And the ocean keeps on taking
And the water keeps on tumbling down but the ocean keeps on asking for more
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El Durado
04:33
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Daylight wait until the morning
Break my back over these stones
Too heavy to carry leave them here
Sunrise walk til we find water
Sometimes the road gets narrower
Don't let the coyotes smell your fear
We came in search of gold
And we'll leave our bones in the desert
We found El Dorado
Four days northwest from El Paso
For a ways we follow the ravine
Following the native guide following the signs
In eleven miles we'll have to kill the horses
Heavy sighs shoulder the saddle bags
Too much to carry leave the rest behind
We came in search of gold
And we'll leave our bones in the desert
We found El Dorado
Throat parched shake the empty canteen
So dark I must have closed my eyes
I'll wake up in a minute I'm buried under gold
We came in search of gold
And we'll leave our bones in the desert
We found El Dorado
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